Years of Poems and Spirits

I know I should have worked on school works, finding a job or event catching up with blogs … but not. I spent much of the weekend fixated in front of TV (very bad behavior, I know).

But this weekend’s NFL playoff games were really good, really entertaining. If Sat. day was all about worthiness and the display of power, today (Sun.) is about redemption and will. First the Chargers upset a listless Colts team with a group of subs, then the Giants spilled their guts to beat the Cowboys.

After the game, the Giants defensive guys said they were so tired they could barely left the locker room. And I believe that. Seeing the front group chasing Romo like a chicken in the second half, I wondered how long they could last.

The most memorable moment came in the final 50 seconds of the game when Romo marched the Boys down to the 25 yard line. The crowd was getting restless and anxious. Then there was an injury timeout. I could see the Giants players standing on the field as if ready to collapse at any moment.

As the game was about to resume, the stadium started to blast music–forgot what it was but sounded like the theme song in “Chariot of Fire”: it was the kind of uplifting and pumping piece. I saw the Cowboys getting ready, but the Giants guys were still standing there motionless! Their hands on waists and heads on chests. It was really a weird scene. I thought they would be done for for sure. But somehow they willed themself into a victory.

Awesome games!